ATTORNEY GENERAL
Under provisions set out in the Texas Constitution, the Texas Government Code, 
Title 4, sec.402.042 and numerous statutes, the attorney general is authorized 
to write advisory opinions for state and local officials. These advisory 
opinions are requested by agencies or officials when they are confronted with 
unique or unusually difficult legal questions. The attorney general also 
determines, under authority of the Texas Open Records Act, whether information 
requested for release from governmental agencies may be held from public 
disclosure. Requests for opinions, opinions, and open record decisions are 
summarized for publication in the Texas Register. The Attorney General responds 
to many requests for opinions and open records decisions with letter opinions. A 
letter opinion has the same force and effect as a formal Attorney General 
Opinion, and represents the opinion of the Attorney General unless and until it 
is modified or overruled by a subsequent letter opinion, a formal Attorney 
General Opinion, or a decision of a court of record. To request copies of 
opinions, please fax your request to (512) 462-0548 or call (512) 936-1730. To 
inquire about pending requests for opinions, phone (512) 463-2110.

Request for Opinions
RQ-1138. Requested from the Honorable Glen Wilson, Parker County Attorney, One 
Courthouse Square, Weatherford, Texas 76086, concerning the authority of a 
sheriff to formulate rules and regulations for the bail bond business in the 
absence of a county bail bond board.
RQ-1139. Requested from the Honorable James A. Farren, Randall County Criminal 
District Attorney, County Courthouse, 501 16th Street, Canyon, Texas 79015, 
regarding whether the wife of a criminal district attorney may be employed as a 
victim's coordinator.  
RQ-1140. Requested from the Honorable Steven R. Emmert, P.O. Box 766, Wheeler, 
Texas 79096, regarding proper situs for assessment of property taxes on mineral 
interests.
TRD-9809594